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Exploring Composite Shapes

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Exploring Composite Shapes

Tangram pieces forming composite shapes

🔍 Part 1: Identifying Composite Shapes

1. A composite shape is made up of:

One simple shape only

Two or more simple shapes combined

Only triangles

2. Look at the shape your teacher shows you. Which simple shapes can you see? (Tick all that apply)

Triangle

Square

Rectangle

Parallelogram

Circle

3. How many sides does a triangle have?

A triangle has _______ sides and _______ vertices.

4. Circle the correct geometric vocabulary:

The point where two sides meet is called a corner / vertex / edge.

The line that forms the boundary of a shape is called a corner / vertex / side.

✏️ Part 2: Creating and Describing Composite Shapes

5. Draw a composite shape using the simple shapes below. Combine at least 2 shapes.

Available shapes: triangle, square, rectangle

6. Describe your composite shape from Question 5:

My composite shape is made from _______ triangle(s), _______ square(s), and _______ rectangle(s).

It has _______ sides in total and _______ vertices in total.

7. Look at this composite shape made from tangram pieces. Describe what you see:
8. Create a different composite shape by combining 3 simple shapes. Draw it below:

🧩 Part 3: Tangram Challenge

9. Hands-on Activity: Use your tangram pieces to create a composite shape that looks like a house.

Which tangram pieces did you use? List them:

10. Challenge: Create your own composite shape using at least 4 tangram pieces.

Draw your creation in the box below and describe it using geometric vocabulary:

11. Reflection: What did you discover about how simple shapes can combine to make composite shapes?

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